Specifications

CHAPTER 8 Displaying and Validating Data
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An EditMask edit style is assigned automatically to some numeric and
currency columns. To use a different display format for these columns, make
sure you check the Use Format check box on the Format property page.
Edit styles
Table 8-8 shows the available edit styles.
Table 8-8: Edit styles
For example, suppose you have a column Status that takes one of three values:
the letters A, T, and L, each representing a status (Active, Terminated, or On
Leave). If you assign it the RadioButton edit style, you can simply click a
button instead of having to type A, T, or L. You do not have to create a
validation rule to validate typed input.
Edit style What the edit style does Example
Edit box (default) Displays a value in the box
For data entry, type a value
DropDownListBox Displays a value from the
drop-down list
For data entry, select or enter
a value
CheckBox Displays a check box selected
or cleared
For data entry, select or clear
the check box
RadioButtons Displays radio buttons, one of
which is selected
For data entry, select one of
the radio buttons
EditMask Displays formatted data
For data entry, type a value
DropDownDataWindow Displays a value from a
drop-down DataWindow
For data entry, select a value
RichText Allows display of data in rich
text formats.
InkEdit On Tablet PCs, displays an
InkEdit control so the user can
enter data with the stylus.